Robert Cecil Dawkins | |
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Born | 1903 Holloway, London, England |
Died | 1985 Newton Blossomville, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1932-1955 |
Rank | Group Captain |
Service number | 27251 |
Commands held |
RAF Tengah R.A.F. Hendon |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Group Captain Robert Cecil Dawkins CBE (1903-1985) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. [1] In September 1951 he was made CBE for services in Malaya, principally for operational achievements while he was in command of the R.A.F. station at Tengah. [1] [2] [3] In 1951 he was made station commander at R.A.F. Hendon until his retirement in 1955. [2] [4]
Robert Cecil Dawkins was born on 6 March 1903 in Holloway, London. [5] He was the son of Frederick Adolphus Dawkins and Adelaide (née Maude) [5] and was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1912 and 1920. [2]
Dawkins saw service with the Fleet Air Arm [6] between 1932 and 1938, becoming squadron leader on 1 October 1938. [7] [8] Shortly after the outbreak of World War II he was promoted to wing commander. [9] For much of the war, he served with Coastal Command and ‘commanded several important stations at home and abroad’. [7] In 1944 he was promoted to temporary group captain. [10]
In 1947, Dawkins was made substantive group captain, [11] and became superintendent of flying at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down. [7] In 1949 he was appointed deputy director of accident prevention at the Air Ministry. [7]
In 1950, Group Captain Dawkins was put in command of the R.A.F. station at Tengah [1] [2] [3] and in recognition of his operational achievements while holding that command he was made CBE. [1] [2] [3] The citation for his CBE read that ‘by his sympathy, example and determination he had shown outstanding devotion to duty’. [2]
In 1951 Dawkins returned to England and was made station commander at R.A.F. Hendon, [2] [4] [12] a position he held until his retirement on 15 March 1955. [13] Dawkins died in Newton Blossomville in 1985. [5]
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Robert Cecil Dawkins | |
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Born | 1903 Holloway, London, England |
Died | 1985 Newton Blossomville, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1932-1955 |
Rank | Group Captain |
Service number | 27251 |
Commands held |
RAF Tengah R.A.F. Hendon |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Group Captain Robert Cecil Dawkins CBE (1903-1985) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. [1] In September 1951 he was made CBE for services in Malaya, principally for operational achievements while he was in command of the R.A.F. station at Tengah. [1] [2] [3] In 1951 he was made station commander at R.A.F. Hendon until his retirement in 1955. [2] [4]
Robert Cecil Dawkins was born on 6 March 1903 in Holloway, London. [5] He was the son of Frederick Adolphus Dawkins and Adelaide (née Maude) [5] and was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1912 and 1920. [2]
Dawkins saw service with the Fleet Air Arm [6] between 1932 and 1938, becoming squadron leader on 1 October 1938. [7] [8] Shortly after the outbreak of World War II he was promoted to wing commander. [9] For much of the war, he served with Coastal Command and ‘commanded several important stations at home and abroad’. [7] In 1944 he was promoted to temporary group captain. [10]
In 1947, Dawkins was made substantive group captain, [11] and became superintendent of flying at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down. [7] In 1949 he was appointed deputy director of accident prevention at the Air Ministry. [7]
In 1950, Group Captain Dawkins was put in command of the R.A.F. station at Tengah [1] [2] [3] and in recognition of his operational achievements while holding that command he was made CBE. [1] [2] [3] The citation for his CBE read that ‘by his sympathy, example and determination he had shown outstanding devotion to duty’. [2]
In 1951 Dawkins returned to England and was made station commander at R.A.F. Hendon, [2] [4] [12] a position he held until his retirement on 15 March 1955. [13] Dawkins died in Newton Blossomville in 1985. [5]
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